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Ilvaite

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Source volume: 43, issue: 5, PDF page: 41. Label: Figure 61. Doubly terminated ilvaite, 6 cm, from the No. 1 mine, Huanggang complex. Prege Gemme specimen; Jeff Scovil photo.

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Species
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Added on10/22/2024
Locality
China, Inner Mongolia, Huanggang MineRegional guide →
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Volume: 43, Issue: 5 page 41

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Mineral guide
Learn about Ilvaite
black sorosilicate with sharp, glossy prisms and metallic sheen; forms in iron-rich skarns with quartz and calcite; Elba, Dalnegorsk.
Ilvaite
Regional guide
Ilvaite from Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China
Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia - Ilvaite from this major Fe-Sn skarn deposit features jet-black prisms, strong contrast with quartz, and high collector appeal.